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Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area

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In Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area, 24.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 22.6% in Milton.

Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Milton %Number%Milton %2016 to 2021
Couples with children3,62724.422.63,26624.823.3+360
Couples without children3,81825.735.93,35425.432.2+463
One parent families1,95513.27.21,78513.57.9+170
Other families1691.11.71261.00.5+42
Group household4583.11.73392.62.4+118
Lone person3,91926.423.43,51726.726.2+402
Other not classifiable household7144.85.87015.35.5+13
Visitor only households1881.31.71030.81.9+85
Total households14,848100.0100.013,195100.0100.0+1,653
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area in 2021 compared to Milton shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 24.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 13.2% were one-parent families, compared with 22.6% and 7.2% respectively for Milton.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.4% compared to 23.4% in Milton while the proportion of couples without children was 25.7% compared to 35.9% in Milton.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area increased by 1,653 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Nowra - Bomaderry Structure Plan area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+463 households)
  • Lone person (+402 households)
  • Couples with children (+360 households)
  • One parent families (+170 households)

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